HIV-Related Stigma Research As a Priority at the National Institutes of Health

Overview

Journal AIDS Behav

Specialty Infectious Diseases

Date 2021 Apr 22

PMID 33886010

Citations 37

Authors

Gregory L Greenwood

Amber Wilson

Geetha P Bansal

Christopher Barnhart

Elizabeth Barr

Rick Berzon

Cheryl Anne Boyce

William Elwood

Joyonna Gamble-George

Mary Glenshaw

Rebecca Henry

Hiroko Iida

Richard A Jenkins

Sonia Lee

Arianne Malekzadeh

Kathryn Morris

Peter Perrin

Elise Rice

Meryl Sufian

Darien Weatherspoon

Miya Whitaker

Makeda Williams

Sheryl Zwerski

Paul Gaist

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Abstract

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recognizes that, despite HIV scientific advances, stigma and discrimination continue to be critical barriers to the uptake of evidence-based HIV interventions. Achieving the Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America (EHE) goals will require eliminating HIV-related stigma. NIH has a significant history of supporting HIV stigma research across its Institutes, Centers, and Offices (ICOs) as a research priority. This article provides an overview of NIH HIV stigma research efforts. Each ICO articulates how their mission shapes their interest in HIV stigma research and provides a summary of ICO-relevant scientific findings. Research gaps and/or future opportunities are identified throughout, with key research themes and approaches noted. Taken together, the collective actions on the part of the NIH, in tandem with a whole of government and whole of society approach, will contribute to achieving EHE's milestones.

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